Platform and mud-guard



A. R. SANDT, C.'[-'. WALZ AND M. L. STAHL.

PLATFORM AND mud GUARQ. APFLICAHON full) NOV. ID. 19l9- 1,337,275. Patented Apr. 20, 1920 to the tractor.

sitioned'at a point on a tractor at a place 65 .foot boar F STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LBTKU'E ni'ssnn'r, cam is. WALZ, AND mxmm MICHAEL L. STAHL, OF MINNEAPOLIS, SOTA.

PLATFORM. ms nun-soars).

Appllcatlon filed November 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, An'rnon R.'SANo'r, CARL F. Wm, and Mrogurn L. Swarm, citizens of the United States, residing at Min 5 neapolis, in the 'county'of e in and State of Minnesota; havejnvente a new and useful Improvement in Platforms and -Mud-Guards, of 'which the following is a specification l Q Our invention relates to a platform and mudguard, which isparticularlyada ted for use in connection with a tractor w ere it is desired to get a close connection with the drawbar coupling on the tractor. On

16 many tractorsit 1S veryf-inconvenient to 0 crate them without foot platform and t e manufacturers of the tractors have left off, in many instances, the foot platform so as to giro a close bonnection of theplow or EO-other implement which'fs'being' drawn by the tractor t0 the tractor drawbar coupling. A foot platform is most :convenientlypm I where the drawbar connection should .be'

media and thus heretofore in tractors, where a foot board is used, the drawbar coupling is usually placed outside of the same This construction does not allow a close connection with the implement which is connected Our invention provides a divided platform, which exposes the drawbar coupling and is connected with suitable fenders or mudgards, which are adapted toprotect the o erator of the tractor; Our device is particularly suited to a tractor where the op erator sits practically directly over the rea axle, and of the short coupling type.

-In the drawing forming part of this.

40 specification:

Figure 1 is a perspective rear view of ordinary, well-known tractor, illustrat our foot platform and mudguards attach -thereto. I

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic plan view of our platform and mudguards, 1 lustrating only a portion of-the tractor to which they. are attached. p I

Thedrawing illustrates a "divided foot platform A, which is divided centra'l ly form two foot boards 2, which are POSI- tionedon either side of the tractor drawbar coupling 8. A suitable angle iron brace 4 extends across the front portion of the ds' 2 to connect the-same rigidly Specification a: Letters Patent.

, low the .foot

tractor-rear axle. desirable in a tractor, it is possible to get veniently stand on the same.

s amed Apr 20, 1920.,

Serial No. 337,048.

together, and angle iron arms 5 extend bev latforms or foot boards 2, being secured t ereto in asuitable manner. The forward, ends 6 of the angle members are secured in a suitable manner to the lower portion of the rear axle 7 of the tractor B. The rear ends of the angle arms 5 are bent to extend outward and are flattened on their outer ends at 8. The ends 8 of the angle members 5 are secured to'the fenders 9 by rivets 10, or other suitable means.

The inner edges of the foot boards 2 slant outwardly toward the fenders 9 to form a large open space 11 in the foot board A and to fully expose the drawbar coupling 3 of the tractor to allow the connecting arm or tongue of an implement'to be secured to the drawbar coupling and to allow side pla together withtany up and down motion 0 connecting tongue without interferin the foot platforms 2, and allowing the implement to This construction is most the utmost elliciency out of the operation of the tractor.'

The fenders or mudguards 9 are connected on their forward end by the brace arm 12, which extends across the tractor in front of the seatC and is rigidly con-- the Q with be connected very close to the v nected centrally to the tractor frame. The

brace 12 holds the forward ends of the fenders 9 rigidly to the tractor B, while the rear ends of the fenders are rigidly secured to the foot platforms 2 and braced by the I angle members 5, together with the member 4. This, gives-a rigid,- durable construction and is secured to one of the well-known tractors by only removinga few of the nuts on the same and using the same holes to secure the platform-foot board and fenders.

The size of the openin foot platforms 2 can be 0 an suitable dimenslon so as to leave a su cient portion only for the operator of the tractor to con- Thus, with this construction, it is possible to make a closeup connection withlthe drawbar couplin 3 and is very convenientfor the operator 5 the tractor If he desires to stand while operating the same or if he is positioned in the seat C. The fenders 9 are a very essential feature in the device, as they protect the operator from the dust, mud, etc, of the 11 between the of an implement connected with the tractor performs a function which is most desirable and is now in demand on tractors of this ty ii accordance with the patent statutes we have described the principles of operation of our invention, together with the apparatus which we now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof, but we desire to have it understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means a and appllied to uses other than those above set fo claims.

We claim: 1. The combination with a tractor, drivewithin the scope ofthe following wheel fenders, foot platforms on either side of the drawbar coupling and angle iron braces connecting "the forward end of said platforms with said tractor and 'the rear end of said platforms with said fenders to rigidly connect said fenders,jplatforms and "tractor with an open space at the drawbar coupling to allow free movement of the tongue when secured to the tractor coupling.

2. The combination with a tractor, including a divided foot platform to expose the drawbar coupling for easy, close connection with an implement and wheel fenders connected to said foot platform and 40 tractor;

3. A foot platform and whe xal fenders, in

* 'anhination with a tractor having a. drawbar coupling secured to its rear axle, drivewheel fenders, means connecting said fenders rigidly to said tractor and a divided foot platform extending on either side of the drawbar couplingwith an open space on either side 0 the coupling to allow a close hitch to said tractor.

, 4. A device of the class described in combination with a tractor, drive'wheel fenders to protect the operator and a horizontal platform having a central recess to the drawbar coupling for the urposos specified.

5. The combination with a tractor having a drawbar oou'gling in close proximitytoi its rear itxle an oot platform rigidly secured to'said tractor having a central opening to expose the drawbar cou by a close hitch can be ma tractor.

6. The combination'with a vehicle having a drawbar coupling, a horizontal platform, means for securing said lat-form rigidly to said vehicle, a centrally isposed recess having outwardly diver ing inner sides to form an open space for a drawbar or ton c to be connected with the vehicle drawba r coupling and to allow free movement of the c rawbar or tongue without interfering with said )latform.

7. The combination with a tractor, including a pair of drivewheel fenders, a foot e with Said board, a central opening formed in vsaid foot board with outwardly diverging sides to expose thedrawbar coupling of said tractor to, allow a close hitch,- an angular brace extending across one side of said foot board and angle iron members adapted to rigidly secure said fenders and foot board to said ARTHUR H. SAN

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